William Neville (abt. 1338 - 1389)

Born about 1338 in County Durham, England

Ancestors

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Biography

Sir William Neville, Knight, is the son of Ralph de Neville and Alice de Audley. ^[1] He was born about 1338. ^[2] He married about 1366 Elizabeth Waleys, daughter of Sir Stephen de Waleys and Alice de St. Philibert. ^[3] "From 1388 to 1389 he was a friend of John Wyclif and the Lollard movement, and so joined the Lords Appellant, where he was opposed to his brother Alexander, the Archbishop." ^[4]

Sources

• Royal Ancestry 2013 D. Richardson Vol. IV p. 228

1. ↑ Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, vol III, page 242
2. ↑ Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
3. ↑ Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
4. ↑ The Peerage

See also:

• Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, (2011), Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume III, page 242 #6.

• Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins database online, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, follows Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry. It includes Magna Carta Surety Barons and many of their descendants. Sir William de Neville, citing Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 682.

• The Peerage, database online, Sir William de Neville, citing Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. vol I, page 14.